Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2019-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers ended 2.00 to 7.00 lower and heifers finished steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.78/cwt on 1,319 head.

Average price

$144.78

1,319 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$8.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	147.40	958	932
Medium and Large 2	347	139.68	484	20
Medium and Large 1-2	582	138.41	805	367

One grade step is worth $8.99/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,319 hd

144.78

—

IA average10 barns · 8,127 hd

147.03

−2.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle - Knoxville, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	130.41/cwt	123.50–137.50	936	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.64/cwt	126.00–155.00	672	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.43/cwt	141.00–153.00	542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	135.94/cwt	130.00–137.50	922	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	162.61/cwt	161.75–164.00	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	155.00/cwt	151.00–161.50	812	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	145.39/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,230	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.31/cwt	157.00–161.00	693	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	623	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,003	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	140.50/cwt	139.00–142.00	458	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	547	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	777	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	434	148.43/cwt	148.00–149.00	644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.80/cwt	129.00–139.00	776	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,233	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	126.16/cwt	122.00–128.25	1,040	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	152.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	803	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	137.56/cwt	136.50–139.00	1,052	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	142.66/cwt	138.50–143.00	1,267	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	157.49/cwt	154.00–167.00	767	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	134.67/cwt	134.50–135.00	618	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	128.85/cwt	124.00–131.00	791	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	136.97/cwt	134.50–143.50	656	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	603	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	360	129.37/cwt	127.00–135.00	466	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	130.18/cwt	122.00–134.00	626	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	135.15/cwt	131.00–141.00	580	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	127.27/cwt	126.00–128.50	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.80/cwt	126.25–131.00	729	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	931	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	390	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	139.41/cwt	135.50–146.00	804	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	142.29/cwt	141.00–146.00	694	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.71/cwt	135.00–146.00	739	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.80/cwt	126.00–138.00	838	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.66/cwt	140.00–154.00	612	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	145.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	826	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	123.70/cwt	118.00–125.50	781	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.07/cwt	121.00–126.00	710	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.72/cwt	124.50–125.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	137.06/cwt	136.50–140.00	611	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.28/cwt	126.00–133.50	672	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.71/cwt	138.00–147.00	584	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	870	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	451	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	130.85/cwt	129.50–134.00	640	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	131.54/cwt	126.00–133.50	484	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	112.92/cwt	108.25–118.00	971	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	128.90/cwt	125.00–132.00	674	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	404	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	132.66/cwt	131.00–136.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.00	752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.29/cwt	143.00–152.25	928	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	148.98/cwt	144.00–154.00	877	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	139.74/cwt	139.25–140.00	1,005	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	134.71/cwt	134.00–135.00	833	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	719	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	928	9

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle - Knoxville, IA

Tue Nov 26, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 3,159Last week 1,752Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago steers ended 2.00 to 7.00 lower and heifers finished steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	718	123.50–137.50	130.41
22	—	468	126.00–155.00	143.64
11	—	370	141.00–153.00	146.43
34	—	580	129.00–139.00	133.80
22	—	915	134.75	134.75
14	—	824	122.00–128.25	126.16
5	—	679	130.00	130.00
49	—	525	135.00–146.00	140.71
25	—	631	126.00–138.00	132.80
22	—	420	140.00–154.00	145.66
7	—	285	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	678	130.00–137.50	135.94
10	—	379	161.75–164.00	162.61
4	—	734	130.00	130.00
30	—	527	147.00–155.00	152.29
5	—	442	157.00	157.00
34	—	566	145.00–150.00	145.92
9	—	481	155.00–157.00	156.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	524	151.00–161.50	155.00
66	—	846	138.00–146.00	145.39
17	—	435	157.00–161.00	159.31
121	—	765	136.50–139.00	137.56
66	—	888	138.50–143.00	142.66
29	—	487	154.00–167.00	157.49
3	—	1,095	121.50	121.50
200	—	630	143.00–152.25	147.29
100	—	589	144.00–154.00	148.98
43	—	719	139.25–140.00	139.74
5	—	353	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	623	161.00	161.00
11	—	508	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	326	139.00–142.00	140.50
3	—	465	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	547	142.00	142.00
16	—	434	148.00–149.00	148.43
39	—	577	135.50–146.00	139.41
19	—	488	141.00–146.00	142.29
20	—	618	134.00–135.00	134.71
9	—	719	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	459	134.50–135.00	134.67
12	—	581	126.00–128.50	127.27
6	—	365	139.00	139.00
31	—	446	136.50–140.00	137.06
10	—	738	125.00	125.00
54	—	523	125.00–132.00	128.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	614	124.00–131.00	128.85
60	—	479	134.50–143.50	136.97
15	—	365	150.00	150.00
4	—	744	121.00	121.00
68	—	566	126.25–131.00	128.80
16	—	751	124.00	124.00
5	—	1,034	105.00	105.00
84	—	524	126.00–133.50	128.28
33	—	415	138.00–147.00	140.71
13	—	672	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	603	112.00	112.00
6	—	451	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	360	127.00–135.00	129.37
16	—	489	129.50–134.00	130.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	481	122.00–134.00	130.18
32	—	429	131.00–141.00	135.15
5	—	744	118.25	118.25
72	—	631	118.00–125.50	123.70
35	—	572	121.00–126.00	124.07
9	—	520	124.50–125.00	124.72
44	—	368	126.00–133.50	131.54
23	—	860	108.25–118.00	112.92
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	128.50	128.50
7	—	429	126.00	126.00
9	—	558	131.00–136.00	132.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	122.00	122.00
6	—	337	120.00	120.00
8	—	510	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	130.00	130.00
3	—	577	135.00	135.00
4	—	520	122.00	122.00

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